Addressing machine or like printing machine



L. M. BARMAN ADDRESSING MACHINE OR LIKE PRINTING MACHINE.

Filed Aug. 21, 3922 2 Shets-Sheet 1 lows MB {VF/v mm )7 TTOK/VEKS ADDRESSING MACHINE OR LIKE PRINTING MACHINE Filed Aug. 21, 1922 2 Shgets-Sheet 2 Patented July 1, 1924.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS MAURICE BAR/MAN, OI LON DON, ENGLAND). ASSIGNOR TO RONEO LIMITED, OF

LONDON, ENGLAND, A BRITISH COMPANY.

nnnnnssrne MACHINE on LIKE PRINTING MACHINE.

Application filed August 21, 1922; Serial No. 583,423.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS MAURICE BAR- MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Roneo Building, 5,

Holborn, London, E. C. 1, England, Great In addressing machines of this class a:

stencil card is removed. from the hopper through the action of a reciprocating pusher member working in a slideway or track which pushes the card along the] slideway' to a position between a segmented inking roller and a segmented presser roller where an envelope, wrapper or'labelfis pushed under the card by hand, so that, when the inking roller and the pressure froller meet they press the it is necessary'to return'the card, by hand,

to its initialposition for aetion by the push er member. V

Now, the present invention comprises, an

i if attachmentfor use with machinesof this class whereby a stencilcard is -automati cally returned to its initial position for A The attachment comprises adevice in the nature of a hook, finger, or thelike adapted. to be moved into engagement with the front edge of the stencil-card to returnthe stenoil to its normal position after it has'been The repeating device is capable of attachment to any stationary part of themae chine provided thefhook or finger can be brought into action upon the front'edge of a stencil card, and. the device will now be describedwith referBnceto, the accomfl panying drawings whereon.

Fig. 1 illustrates an addressing -maichine to which the repeater deviceis! atenvelope and stencil between them and print on the envelope. fromthe stencil,

Fig. 2 shows anelevational view of the repeater device. 1 i

Fig. 3 is a front view of the device. Fig. 4; shows a front view of a modified manner of attaching the ,device' to stationary part of'the machine. 7 f I Fig. is anelevational view of Fig. l. Figs; 6 to- 9 show a' further modification. On the machine shown in Figp fl, which illustrates one formof addressing machine, the hopper or magazine A containing the stack of stencils B is secured to a slide-v way'or track G supported in brackets D from the main casting From one of the side frames of thehopper A are pivoted a pair of brackets or arms F which support, a set of rollers G, one of which con-e tacts at will, with an ink roller mounted in an ink container'I-I, while the foremost roller imparts the ink collected thereover to a mutilated or segmented inking roller J' carried on a shaft K the said roller being rotated by the handle or'lever" M- A' pinion L (shown in dotted lines) is mounted on shaft K and drives'af'second pinlon N, to the shaft 0 of which/is vsecured a.

mutilated or segmented presser roller P.

(see Fig. 2). The pinion N drives a third pinion" Q, thecrankshaft' R. of which .opg

erates through a connecting rodthe recipro-g eating pusher member S which works in the slidewayortrack C a; withdraw the lowermost stencil from the pileand position I o it between the rollers 'J. and P. for print-. ing. The stencil card after use falls into the container T; p

In the machine under consideration the spindle K which carries the roller J. works within a stationary sleeve and from the view shown in "Fig. 2 and in a 'less clear manner in Fig.1 it will be seen that the repeating device is used in conjunction with the said sleeve U.

The re-posltionlng device, or repeating device for the stencil card comprises, a clip l for attachment to any convenientstation- I a'ry part of the machine, such as the sleeve U, the saidclip being secured by means of'a right angle plate 2 to a casing 3 (mm taining a coiled flat spring 4,.the free end i of which is fashioned into a hook or fingerj 5 for engaging the stencil card B in the. I mann s w in Fig. .,The plate 21 bored out for the reception of a knob or lever 6 for regulating the position'of the clip 1 and hook or finger 5 on thesleeve U, or other stationary'part of the machine.

In operation the clip 1 is passed over the sleeve U in the manner shown in Fig. 2 and in the normal or inoperative position the Hat spring 4 with its hook 5 depends from the casng 3 above the path ofthe stencil B so that the hook does not engage the forward edge thereof. 3 I

If the machine is worked with an empty .hopper or magazine A and only one stencil in the slideway then the knob 6 is given an upward pressure so that the spring 4 and hook 5 is brought into action against the forward edge of the stencil. IOn turning the handle M in a Clockwise direction, the pusher member S acts on the rear edge of the stencil Band pushes it along the slideway C until it is placed in the path of the mutilated. inking roller J and the press Her roller P.. At this point an envelope, la-' the lattercease to grip the stencil card the said card isreturned to its normal position in the slide wayQ beneath the-hopper A by the spring 4,.which recedes into the cas ing3. The next forward stroke of the pusher member S advances the stencil card for further use and the actionis repeated until the hook 5 of spring 4 is raised by the'knob 6 out of the path of the stencil card.

Incases where re-prints from a card are required while a; stack. of stenclls remain in the hopper or magazine A; when the pusher member S has withdrawn the stencil,

,the lever V is depressed in the direction of the arrow,.and this depression causes a T shape piece W to rise and lift the stencil B clear of the pusher member as clearly shown inFig.1. In Figs. 4:and 5 :a modified method of securing the repeating device to a stationary part of an addressing machine is shown. From thesevlews the casing 3, spr ng 4 and hook or finger 5 are secured tothemain cast- 7 ing E of the machine by right angle plate 2.

Thehook end of th spring 4 passes through a slot 7 formed on a slide 8 adjustably secured to the main casting E by screws and washers 9' which pass through slotslO in slide 8 the said slide being fitted with a knob 11. '1

As will be seen from Fig. 4, if a downward movement is afforded'to the slide 8 by the knob 11 the hook 5 of spring 4 will be brought below the level of the forward edge of the stencil card and thus put the repeating device out of action.

Referring now to the Figs. 6 to 9 of the drawings, Fig. '6 is. plan view of part of the slideway or track showing one side standard A. ig. 7 is a cross sectionalview of one side of the slideway or track to which isshown the device for acting upon the stencil card, in the inoperative position. V

Fig. 8 is a similar view to Fig. but depicting thedevice in its operative position.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view through the centre of the slideway looking towards the front or operative side'of the machine' V (in these views a tube 12' is fitted at one end over a lug formed on one side standard.

while the other end of the tube is supported on alug carried by the cross piece from which the container T is carried. lug on the cross piece X is also provided with a fixed pin 13 which determines the.

amount of movement to be given to the tube 12 by reason of the slot 14 fashioned at the end of thetube when the lever '15 secured to the tube is moved from the position shown in Fig. 7 to that jillu strated'in Fig. 8. The tube 12 is moreover fashioned with a central slot 16. See Fig. 9 in which works a finger 17 secured to a rod or tube l8'wh'ich is moved against the action of a spring 19 by the stencil card B when the tube occupies The i the positionsh wn in Fig.8. When the finger 17 is in its lowered position 8) the advance of a stencil card B by the roll-f ers J and P causes the edge of the stencil to abut against thefinger 17 and push it along the slot 16 of tube12 so thatthe spring'19 is compressed When the rollers J. andP i release the card B the finger 17 under the action of the spring 19 returns the stencil card to its initial position for re-printing.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to. the exact methods shown and described for attaching the device to the machine, as these may require variation to suit existing typesof addressingor like printing machines.

Having thus described. my invention,"

what I desire tousecure Letters Patent of the United States isas follows 1. The combination with an addressing or like printing machine having means to print an impression from a stencil card or the like, of means to engage a stencil and returnit for repeated printing operations, comprising a member projecting into the path of movement of said stencil and means connected with said member to'cause said member, and-stencil to be returned to initial position. T 2. The combination with an addressing or like printing machine, having means to print an impression from a stencil card or the like, and means tofeed said card from an initial position to and through said printing means, of an attachment adapted to be detachahly secured to the machine, said attachment comprising a projection adapted to be moved into the path of the stencil as it passes through the machine and means connected with said projection to cause it to engage with said stencil and return the same to its initial position.

3. In addressing or like printing machines a device for re-positioning a stencil card comprising a spring, a hook or -finger adapted to engage the edge of the stencil card, a casing for said spring and means for attaching said casing to a stationary part of the machine.

4:. In addressing or like printing ma chines a device for returning a stencil card engage the forward edge of said card to return it after use to its initial position comfinger on said spring, and means for raising said hook and spring into the path of the stencil card.

6. A device for returning a stencil card to its initial position for re-use comprising a casing attached to a'stationary part of the addressing machine, a spring carried by said casing, a slide adjustably secured to. said machine having a slot for the reception of the spring, a hook or finger at the end of the spring, and a knob on the slide for bringing the hook of the spring into or out of engagement with the forward edge of the stencil card. I g V 7. A device for returning a stencil card to its initial position for reprinting therefrom comprising a tube supportedin proximity to the plane of the'slideway or track a lever for turning saidtube, a pin limiting the turning movement, a spring contained in said tube and a finger operating in a slot in said tube when acted upon by the edge of a stencil card.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LOUIS MAURICE BARMAN. 

